Tributes from all over the world have been pouring in for former President Nelson Mandela.
Mandela died at his Houghton home just before 9pm on Thursday.
Here are some of the tributes the GCN has received from members of the community:
- Nqeketo Themba: “Rest in peace, you were the father of the nation and we will always remember and love you.”
- Sinenhlanhla Malinga: “May his beautiful soul rest in peace.”
- Christa Beukes: “Thank you Pappa Mandela for giving all the opportunity for a better life. Thank you for our Rainbow Nation. I would have loved to have met you in person.”
- Dr Eric Khoza: “Madiba you are the legend. You’ve played your part in making South Africa a better place for all. It is now up to us to re-live your dream and pass it on from generation to generation. Your flesh is no more, but your spirit will live amongst us forever.”
- Carmen Campbell: “Nelson Mandela, our nation’s father will always be loved and missed. We will cherish his memory and will never forget the one who brought us together.”
- Martie le Roux: “Rest in peace Madiba. Thank you for everything. You were a good man.”
- Sebastian Taimo: “A hero lives on through his majestic legacy. Yours is no cry but the joy of a thousand doves. May you take your rightful place in the next life as the angel of love, peace and happiness. You lived to free humanity, farewell Tata.”
- Les Brazier: “An honourable man that did his best.”
- Sarie Ralph: “RIP, a great loss.”
- Jeanette and Quintino Ribeiro: “Great man and leader of the nation. RIP.”
- Marlon Jacobs: “May your soul rest in peace.
- Nicolene Streinleitner: “We will truly miss you Madiba. Your memory will live on in each and every one of us.”
- Tami Naidoo: “Hamba kale Tata Madiba. Your legacy lives on. I am a freedom child born in the 1990s.”
- Duuane Robinson: “Nelson Mandela, the hero of South Africa, you will always be with us in the spirit of the Lord. We will always remember you, not just for what you did, but for who you are.”
- Nicky Forbes: “He was my hero and definitely a legend to me and a lot of others. We will never forget what he did for us and this country.”
- Corrie Pienaar: “A great man was lent to South Africa. RIP.”
- Frikkie Pretorius: “Nelson Mandela was a great icon for everyone. We will all miss him and we love you Madiba.”
- Xolani Mabhena: “Rest in peace Tata, we love you.”
- Betty Nkambule: “RIP Tata, will always love and miss you.”
- Chandre Adams: “The father of a nation closed his eyes so that the world could open theirs. He’s given us what we have today and we will forever carry his legacy and name with us. May he rest in peace.”
- Susan Massyn: “Dear Nelson Mandela, you came into our lives and made us new and we believe in you.”
- Tienkie, Natasha and Jacques Booysen and Chavonne Nieuwenhuizen: “RIP Mandela, you will be missed by everyone in South Africa.”
- Errol Jnr Oake: “Madiba, you made it all possible, such harmony and unity in your ways, such truth in your being. It is with great regret that I say, rest in peace.”
- Tanja Nel “Rest in peace Madiba, we respect you.”
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